2009 National Spelling Bee

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18 National Spelling Bee Contestants

Speller No. 11	Brandon Whitehead	4th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 50	Aaron Y. Rabinowitz	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 56	Vincent A. Medina	5th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 76	Sanjay Venkata Kottapalli	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 110	Kavya Shivashankar	2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion
Speller No. 112	Emily Keaton	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 143	J. Ryne Kisch	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 155	Yulkendy D. Valdez	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 166	Hannah E. Evans	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 196	Shantanu Srivatsa	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 217	Hannah Cassidy	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 218	Connor B. Aberlé	4th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 257	Christina Benitscheck	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 275	Caroline Ellissa Willett	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 276	Tim A. Ruiter	2nd Place
Speller No. 281	Deborah Kirstin Horton	3th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 290	Andrew Grose	3th round in the semifinals

The Joplin Globe's 2009 Spelling Bee

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Speller No. 80

Christopher Smith

Won 1st Place

South Asian Spelling Bee

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Speller No. 4

Matthew Evans

Won 1st Place

2008 National Spelling Bee

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Speller No. 162	Matthew Evans	6th round in the semifinals
Speller No. 4	Katherine Kappelmann	4th round in the quarterfinals

2007 National Spelling Bee

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Speller No. 162

Jonathan Horton

7th round in the semifinals tied for 8th place